inobservance

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=ob=serv=ance

CIDE DICTIONARY

inobservance, a. [L. inobservantia : cf. F. inobservance.].

 Lack or neglect of observance.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inobservance, n.
1 inattention.
2 (usu. foll. by of) non-observance (of a law etc.).

Etymology

F inobservance or L inobservantia (as IN-(1), OBSERVANCE)

THESAURUS

inobservance

absentmindedness, carelessness, default, delinquency, dereliction, disconformity, disregard, disregardfulness, distraction, failure, flightiness, flippancy, frivolousness, giddiness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inattentiveness, inconsideration, incuriosity, indifference, laxity, levity, lightmindedness, neglect, negligence, nonadherence, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, nonobservance, nonperformance, obliviousness, omission, oversight, regardlessness, shallowness, slight, superficiality, thoughtlessness, unalertness, unawareness, unconsciousness, unheedfulness, unintentiveness, unmindfulness, unobservance, unwariness, unwatchfulness

ROGET THESAURUS

inobservance

Nonobservance

N nonobservance, evasion, inobservance, failure, omission, neglect, laches, laxity, informality, infringement, infraction, violation, transgression, piracy, retraction, retractation, repudiation, nullification, protest, forfeiture, lawlessness, disobedience, bad faith, violating, lawless, transgressive, elusive, evasive, unfulfilled &c (fulfill).